Proposed ISP Deal Brings Google Net Neutrality Into Question

According to a report filed today by The Wall Street Journal, search giant Google has been approaching large ISPs, looking to get a "fast lane" for its content. The story has since set off a litany of criticism against the self-proclaimed "do no evil" company that has made extremely vocal its opinions on the subject of net neutrality.

Others have pointed out that such a move would not be unprecedented: Rather, it would put the company on a more equal footing with content providers such as Akamai.

Giga Om has since contacted Google in response to the WSJ story. From Om Malik:

It is not clear how this is different from the kind of deals Akamai has for its CDN network. Of course, Google could go for preferential arrangements that mimic the deals it has cut in the wireless arena with T-Mobile, which makes it easy to access Google services on its mobile phones.

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